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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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